Friday 23 May 2014

War hero's regalia for sale





This Great War MBE group of medals awarded to Private R G Smith of the Army Service Corps is being sold in London by Dreweatts along with his Masonic regalia.

The estimate is £150-200 and the catalogue description reads:  A Great War M.B.E. Group of Six to Private R. G. Smith Army Service Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE Breast Badge GRI (Military) in its leather case, British War & Victory Medals (3-290764 Pte. R. G. Smith. A.S.C.) Coronation Medal 1937, Defence Medal & War Medal, Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal Regular Army Clasp (7733086 W. O. Cl.1 R. G. Smith R.A.P.C.) mounted for wearing, together related dress miniatures, an oil on canvas of the recipient, uniforms and related insignia and masonic regalia, including a Royal Society of Arts silver medal (Reginald Gladstone Smith-Advanced Examinations 1915 Book-Keeping) cased, (lot).

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